It's $49 bucks per incident if I'm reading it wrong, also doesn't seem to guarantee a replacement, just parts and labor of the old one.

Let's say I dropped and really messed up iphone 5 and I didn't have the apple care, how much is a replacement?

It just seems like 100 bucks is a lot for a warranty on a phone that is 199 if you are upgrade eligible. What do you think?

I believe it's around $229 to replace if you don't have AppleCare+. I got it just for extra security. Also I am always breaking my headphones and they replace broken headphones and USB charger for free with it. Those headphones are $30 each and they add up fast. I also got it since right after my 3GS warranty ended my home button broke and I ended up having to fix it myself as well as the usb docking port which I took in to get fixed to a 3rd party which since the antenna was on the same part I never had good signal after that. So with my iPhone 5 I have an extra year of warranty so if my home button breaks or my charging port stops working I can get it fixed for free. ( you only pay the $50 if it is your fault it broke like throwing it at the wall or dropping it in a toilet).

I guess I'll just add the apple care. problem is I haven't had any luck convincing ATT to push my upgrade up 3 months. So im looking at 449.

i don't think it's worth it. you're giving them $250, more than half the subsidy, so you can move the upgrade 3 months. i'd either wait it out or, if anything, give the extra $200 and buy the phone outright and not extend the contract.

i don't think it's worth it. you're giving them $250, more than half the subsidy, so you can move the upgrade 3 months. i'd either wait it out or, if anything, give the extra $200 and buy the phone outright and not extend the contract.

interesting idea...then im not under contract for 5s or iphone 6...good call almost same money.

Worth is highly subjective no matter what the topic. Whether Applecare is worth it or not is an extremely common topic and there are countless threads you can refer to for varying opinions. It's your call to make.

Out-of-Warranty Service
If you own an iPhone that is ineligible for warranty service but is eligible for Out-of-Warranty (OOW) Service, Apple will service your iPhone for the Out-of-Warranty Service fee listed below.

iPhone model Out-of-Warranty Service
iPhone 5 $229
iPhone 4S $199
iPhone 4, iPhone 3GS,
iPhone 3G, Original iPhone $149
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I think overall (someone may have said it) there is a slight savings if you have to use both incidents.

There is a large savings if you use both, $80 savings if you only use one. Throw some broken headphones in there and it adds up.

Remember this extends the normal AppleCare warranty as well. So if anything goes wrong with your phone (no fault of your own) they will fix it or exchange for free. Like if your home button stops working.

It's $49 bucks per incident if I'm reading it wrong, also doesn't seem to guarantee a replacement, just parts and labor of the old one.

Let's say I dropped and really messed up iphone 5 and I didn't have the apple care, how much is a replacement?

It just seems like 100 bucks is a lot for a warranty on a phone that is 199 if you are upgrade eligible. What do you think?

*also, is the apple care for lost or stolen phones too?

I use Best Buy's warranty. It's $15 a month with unlimited replacements. You only pay for it while you use it so if you sell it in 10 months thats all you pay for. I broke the screen on my 64gb and they gave me a store credit gift card w $960 loaded on it to buy a brand new one.

AppleCare is a joke. $100 up front + $49 but they don't bother to tell you that even if you don't have AppleCare you can bring in a broken iPhone 5 they'll replace it for 199 or 149 for a 4S and lower. So if it breaks in the first year you save a whopping $50 and if it breaks in the second year you save $0. Only difference is if it never breaks your out $100. I bought AppleCare when it was 79.00 and didn't cover accidental damage and they denied it because the top liquid contact indicator had a "slight hugh" of pink even though my phone never touched water.

Might as well save the cash and use it if it actually breaks

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I think it's worth it if you use it twice and keep your phone for a long time.

It's like playing the lottery, but with your personal trait being one of the determining factors, for example, if you tend to be rough with your phone, then it's a consideration.

For the population as a whole, I would guess that AppleCare+ (by the way, that's what we are talking about here, not Applecare, as all Apple products comes with the standard Applecare for free), is not worth it. Apple like all insurance provider, will price their products (Applecare+ in this case) to make a profit. So they did the math and figured out that the probability of someone having a broken iPhone, the cost of $99 upfront, $49 per incident, people taking advantage of the service to get a new screen, etc., and decides that Apple itself will make money on this. Which means the population as a whole, will lose money when buying Applecare+.

But one can also argue that the advantage of any insurance is spreading the risk so that the cost is manageable in case bad things happen.